The Program (2015 film)

The Program
Theatrical release poster
Directed byStephen Frears
Screenplay byJohn Hodge
Based onSeven Deadly Sins
by David Walsh
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyDanny Cohen
Edited byValerio Bonelli
Music byAlex Heffes
Production
companies
Distributed byStudioCanal
Release dates
  • 14 September 2015 (2015-09-14) (TIFF)
  • 16 September 2015 (2015-09-16) (France)
  • 14 October 2015 (2015-10-14) (United Kingdom)
Running time
103 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • France
LanguageEnglish
Box office$3.3 million[2]

The Program (working title, Icon) is a 2015 biographical drama film about Lance Armstrong directed by Stephen Frears, starring Ben Foster as Armstrong[3] and Chris O'Dowd as journalist David Walsh.[4]

The film is based on Walsh's 2012 book, Seven Deadly Sins.[5] It premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival 14 September 2015, and was theatrically released in France 16 September and the United Kingdom 14 October.

  1. ^ "THE PROGRAM (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  2. ^ "The Program". Box Office Mojo.
  3. ^ Lee, Esther (24 October 2013). "Ben Foster as Lance Armstrong In Biopic: See The First Photo!". Us Weekly. Retrieved 21 December 2013.
  4. ^ Luckhurst, Samuel (7 July 2014). "Chris O'Dowd To Play David Walsh In Lance Armstrong Film". The Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  5. ^ Greenslade, Roy (20 April 2014). "David Walsh, who exposed Lance Armstrong, on cycle scandal film". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2014.